Thread: Moniter your privacy

Facebook is a social networking site whose user base has grown to such an extent that it connects just about everyone. This means that it"s no longer a place for your friends and loved ones to catch up but a network that links you to your colleagues as well. This can pose as a problem for those who want to segregate their private lifestyle from their official one. For instance, if your boss has just added you in Facebook, there is a chance that he will have a glimpse of your holiday pictures that you would rather not show him.

Owing to this fact, Facebook has come up with a strong privacy protection scheme. This gives limited access to those who you wish to keep away from viewing you r personal collection of photos and your profile as a whole.

You can provide individual viewing preferences for each of your contacts to avoid a common, complete view for of your profile for all contacts.



o Log into your Facebook account.

o Once you are directed to your homepage, scroll down to the bottom and click on ,. Privacy"', This can be found at the bottom, right-hand side corner of the page.

o Facebook will display the list of "Principles" that explain how it secures your privacy and at the same time allows you to share maximum information with your contacts, over the internet. Go through these rules carefully.

o Click "Click here to go to Privacy Settings" once you are done reading the rules, principles, etc.

o Click "Profile".

o Click the "Profile" dropdown box and select the names of those contacts who you want to share your profile with and who you want to withhold information from.

o Click the "Basic Info" dropdown box and then on "Customize".

o Select the privacy options by clicking the appropriate radio buttons. Enter the name of friends who you do not wish to share your personal information with by entering their names in the textbox provided below. The names of these contacts will be listed above the textbox. To remove names from this list simply click the cross sign.

o Click "OK".

o The same procedure should be followed to change the privacy settings of videos, pictures, wall posts, etc.

o Once done, click "OK" to save the changes.

o Doing this can enable you to freely upload as many videos and images as you would please without worrying about someone unauthorized viewing it. It can also keep your profile safe from those who pose as a threat to your privacy such as hackers and other information thieves.